is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Kyōsuke Nishiki. It has been serialized in

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's ''

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'' magazine since May 2021, and has been compiled into eight volumes as of April 2025. An

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television series adaptation produced by Feel is set to premiere in 2025.

Plot

The series follows Luna Ishikawa, a popular student who has a reputation among her classmates for being cold and mysterious. Despite being a vampire, she has difficulties in sucking blood, much to her chagrin. When her classmate Tatsuta Ōtori learns her secret, he offers her to let her suck his blood in exchange for him training her how to suck blood better.

Characters

; : :The title character, she is the most popular girl in class, but has a complex regarding her difficulty in sucking people's blood. Because of her inability to suck blood, she is often hungry, which she passes by eating sweets. She develops feelings for Tatsuta, who offers to help her with her problem. ; : :Luna's classmate who offers to help train her become better at blood sucking.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kyōsuke Nishiki, ''Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right'' began serialization in

's ''

'' magazine on May 8, 2021. The series is set to end on August 8, 2025. Its chapters have been compiled into eight ''

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'' volumes as of April 2025. A series of voice comics (vomic) starring

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and

Shun Horie is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a known member of Raccoon Dog and SparQlew. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime television series ;2016 *'' Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding'', Kazuma Hiyama *' ...

as Luna Ishikawa and Tatsuta Ōtori was posted on the official

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channel in 2021. On February 7, 2025,

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announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume releasing in July. In June 2025,

announced that it would digitally publish the series in English on the

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Global service starting on June 7.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on February 4, 2025. The series is produced by Feel and directed by Sayaka Yamai, with scripts written by

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, character designs handled by Takuya Tani, and music composed by

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. It is set to premiere in 2025.

References

External links

Manga official website at ''KadoComi''

Anime official website
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